“Mama Don’t Like My Man,” written by Gabriel Roth (aka Bosco Mann), recorded by the late Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, 2010.
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“It’s Uncanny,” written by Daryl Hall, performed by Sharon Jones, with Daryl Hall and friends. An episode of the Live From Daryl’s House webcast.
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“Tell Me,” written by Gabriel Roth (aka Bosco Mann), performed by the late Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, 2002.
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“Do What You Want, Be What You Are,” a 1976 Hall & Oates tune, performed by Sharon Jones with Daryl Hall and friends. From an episode of the Live From Daryl’s House webcast.
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Brooklyn’s Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings cook the sizzling latkes out of Hanukkah, all 8 days of it, in this video by illustrator Rich Terrana. The tune is on the Holiday Soul Party album (matching sweaters available; sorry, no yarmulkes ). The band recorded a live version of “8 Days” at the NPR studio in DC .
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Sad News:
“Sharon Jones, Soul Singer With Dap-Kings, Dies at 60,” Jon Pareles, New York Times
“Soul singer Sharon Jones, whose work with the Dap Kings sparked a renaissance, has died,” Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times
“Sharon Jones was magnetic on and off stage,” By Hardeep Phull, New York Post
“Sharon Jones: a soul survivor who helped rejuvenate a classic sound,” David Ma, The Guardian
“A Queen Among Kings,” Oliver Wang, NPR
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“Make It Good to Me,” written by Gabriel Roth (aka Bosco Mann), performed by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, 2002.
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Sad News:
“Sharon Jones, Soul Singer With Dap-Kings, Dies at 60,” Jon Pareles, New York Times
“Soul singer Sharon Jones, whose work with the Dap Kings sparked a renaissance, has died,” Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times
“Sharon Jones was magnetic on and off stage,” By Hardeep Phull, New York Post
“Sharon Jones: a soul survivor who helped rejuvenate a classic sound,” David Ma, The Guardian
“A Queen Among Kings,” Oliver Wang, NPR
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“I Learned the Hard Way,” written by Bosco Mann (Gabriel Roth), performed by Sharon Jones in Paris, 2010. Wish I knew who the guitarist is.
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings website
Sad News:
“Sharon Jones, Soul Singer With Dap-Kings, Dies at 60,” Jon Pareles, New York Times
“Soul singer Sharon Jones, whose work with the Dap Kings sparked a renaissance, has died,” Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times
“Sharon Jones was magnetic on and off stage,” By Hardeep Phull, New York Post
“Sharon Jones: a soul survivor who helped rejuvenate a classic sound,” David Ma, The Guardian
“A Queen Among Kings,” Oliver Wang, NPR
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“This Land Is Your Land,” written by Woody Guthrie in 1940, as interpreted by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. Listen closely; this version restores the song’s original verses about “great big walls” and urban poverty. It was meant to be a protest song.
More:
“The Story Of Woody Guthrie’s ‘This Land Is Your Land,'” Nick Spitzer, NPR
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“Ain’t No Chimneys In The Projects,” written by Sharon Jones and Bosco Mann (Gabriel Roth), performed by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, released as the Daptone Records 2009 Christmas 45 (DAP-1048). The video was animated and directed by Ryan Louie.
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Brooklyn’s Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings cook the sizzling latkes out of Hanukkah, all 8 days of it, in this video by illustrator Rich Terrana. The tune is on the Holiday Soul Party album (matching knit hat & scarf available; sorry, no yarmulkes ).
The band recorded a live version of “8 Days” at the NPR studio in DC this week (after the jump):
